Bed lamp



April 18, 1933. 4 TE N R 1,904,121

BED LAMP Filed Feb. 18, 1932 I INVENTOR Q/SEPHL ,JrET/VE/fi.

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Patented Apr. 18, 1933 UNITED-STATES 'PATENTV' OFFICE JOSEPH L. STETNER,OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK BED LAMP 7 Application filed February 18, 1932.Serial 1%;593521.

This invention relates to portable electric lighting devices and moreparticularly to that type of device known as bed lamps.

It is the object of the invention to improve the construction andoperation of lamp shades of bed lamps.

Bed lamps as generally constructed include a lamp shade and supportingor suspending means usually engageable over the upper edge of the headmember of a bed. In most such devices with which I am familiar, thesupporting or suspending member is rigidly attached to the shade frame.This construction, however, has many disadvantages among the mostprominent of which are first, the rigid attachment of the supporting orsuspending member prevents free ad ustment of the shade, and secondly itrenders awke ward packing such a lamp for shipment.

A feature of the invention resides 1n a novel construction whereby thesuspension or supporting member may be readily attached to and detachedfrom the shade.

A further feature of the invention resides in pivotally attaching thesupporting or suspending member to the shade in a manner to permit offree swinging movement of the shade without subjecting the shade orsuporting member to strain.

Still a further feature of the invention resides in a minimum of partsand the provision of a construction whereby, even when the supportingmember is detached from the shade, there are but two parts.

Other features of the invention reside in the novel construction andcombination of parts to be hereinafter described and particularlypointed out in the claim, the nature of which will be readily apparentto those skilled in the art by reference to the accompanying drawing,wherein;

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective new of a bed showing a lampconstructed in accordance with the present invention Figure 2 is aperspective view on an en larged scale of the shade and its supportingmeans, the latter being shown detached from the former,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear elevation IQReferring specifically to thedrawing, the "shade frame which may be of any desired free end of theFigure -5.

showing the supporting member attached to the shade, 1

Figure 4 is a view in side elevation, showing the supporting member indot'and' dash lines in the position which it occupies when the shadeis-packed for shipment, and

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view on the line 55 of" Figure 3, thesame being on an type is designated A, the supporting, member beingdesignated B. I 7

In the'present embodiment of the. invention, the supporting member Bcomprisesa straight portion 10, and curved end portions '11 which latterterminate in outwardly disposed straight extremities 12. Thissupportingmember is formed from springy material preferably springwireof such nature that the curved end portions may be bent toward eachother within certain limitations without permanent distortion of thesupporting member. i 1

The shade A" is preferably of rigid construction, and means is rigidlycarried thereby to provide for attachment and detachment of thesupporting' member relatively to the shade A. 1 As herein illustratedthis means consistsof two spaced bearing members 13Yrigidly secured toone of the members of-theshade frame A preferably by spot Weldingdesignated 1 1 in Figure 5. i W

Each of these bearing members is in the form of an ear-like member ofelongated or rectangular form having a body portion 15 and a portion 16rolled orturned thereunder to form a bearing. The body portions 15,..-

provide for the attachmentof the bearing 0 members to the shade frame insuch manner that the bearing 16 of each member projects rearwardly'ofthe shade frame.

In forming the bearing members .16, the,

body portion is bent or-rolled thereunder as heretofore stated and in sodoing it is so positioned that it engages that member of the :shadeframe to which the bearing members are attached as 'at-18 in thereof andby the exertion of slight pressure,

move them toward each other which action withdraws the straightextremities 12 from their respective bearing members 13, the nawillpermit of insertion of the extensions in the bearing members of theframe and release of the flexed arms will position the extensions withinthe bearing members to attach the support to the frame.

Signed at 277 Broadway, New York, in the county of New York and State ofNew York this 16th day of February A; D. 1932.

V JOSEPH L. STETN ER.

ture of the material from which the supporting member is constructedpermitting of this operation without permanent distortion of thesupporting member 13. To attach the supporting member, the curvedportions 11 are grasped and moved towards each other until the straightextremities may be inserted in the bearing members 13. If now the curvedmembers 11 be released, the resiliency of the material from whichthesupporting member is formed will act to move the straight extremities 12into their respective bearing members 13; g V

, In packing the shade for shipment, the supporting member B is removedfrom the shade frame A in the manner heretofore described and placedwithin the shade frame as illustrated in dot and dash lines in Figure 4inwhich position it is protected against damage as often results Whenthe supporting member is, rigidly attached to the shade frame.

From the foregoing it will be readily ap parent that thepresentinventionprovides a new and novel construction of bed lamp in which asupporting member is removably attached toa lamp shade frame and inwhich a shade frame is freely suspended from its supporting member. 7

Whilei'the invention has been herein illustrated in its preferred form,it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to thespecific construction shown and that it may be practiced in other formswhich fall within the purview of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and what itis desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s: Y l

A lamp shade and support therefor comprising a shade frame, a pair ofspaced bearing members rigidly carried by the shade frame, said supportcomprising a member having abody portion, a curved resilient armprojecting from each endof-said body portion, andan extensionprojecting-from each of said arms, said extension projecting in oppositedirections whereby a flexing of the resilient arms in a directiontowards each other

